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wwyd? Job related...may cause drama

I have a job offer for a new company but it wont be open until next year right around when my oldest 2 start kindergarten.

It's 11pm to 7am. My dh leaves for work at 715am and gets off at 5pm.

So I would get home right about the time my dh leaves for work. I would get the kids up and ready for school, take them to school, then take my youngest who will be around 2 to day care, come home sleep from 9am-2pm. Kids will go to an afterschool program from 12-230pm.

The money is ok, it has benifts though which we could use. But is it bad that I would not only be putting my toddler in day care but my older 2 would have to do an afterschool program so I could sleep? But that be the only time I could sleep otherwise I would get no sleep at all. I don't have a family member that can watch my kids while I sleep either, I asked and all declined mostly because they work or they have other stuff going on. But I kinda feel bad about pawning them off on a day care center/program...wwyd?

Daycare isn't your only childcare option. I'm not sure why people always resort to day care as being their only option. You could look into hiring a babysitter (that way your kids are home, at least), finding a stay at home mom who wants to make some extra income (and your kids would probably just feel like they are on a play date the whole time, lol), etc. (there's more options I'm sure, I'm just overly tired right now lol).

Anyway, if that's the job you want, I'd look into something other than daycare for financial reasons (those options are most likely cheaper than daycare) as well as not havig to put your kids in a daycare.

IMO there's nothing wrong with your plan. Your kids will love the afterschool program. Your youngest will make friends and learn in day care. You will get your much needed sleep. Just make sure the cost doesn't exceed your income since you'll have 3 kinds in some sort of program. Good Luck!

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